Foundation garment



Feb. 17, 1953 M. L Acauzzl FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed .June 29, 1951INVENTOR llri'o .Lay uzz z" vBY Patented Feb. 17, 1953 OFFICE FOUNDATIONGARMENT Mario Laguzzi, New York, N. Y., assignor to Poirette Corsets,Inc., New York, N. Y.

ApplicatlonJ une 29, 1951, Serial No. 234,288

4 Claims.

This invention relates to that class of womens garments known asfoundation garments.

One of the important objects of this invention s to provide in a garmentof the kind described a means whereby -a fashioningy effect and positivecontrol will be exerted in connection with the lower abdomen, fleshypart of the hips, the hips, the groin, and the posterior of the wearer,this being accomplished by the manner of construction of the front,back, and side panels of the garment in conjunction with the placementof the overlaid or incorporated elastic tapes which are related to theseveral panels of the garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide a foundation garmentembodying the combination of non-elastic and elastic panels so arrangedand fashioned as to produce a confining effect in the desired locationwithout discomfort to the wearer.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

1n the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed front elevation of a garment constructedaccording to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detailed rear elevation of the garment.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation on an enlarged scale of thegarment.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure3.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates generally a frontcentral panel which is formed of flexible material having a non-elasticcharacteristic. The front panel I0 has secured by zigzag stitching II tothe longitudinal edges thereof front elastic panels I2 and I3 which havea characteristic of horizontal stretchability.

The elastic panels I2 and I3 have secured to the outer longitudinaledges thereof by zigzag stitching I4 side panels I5 and I6, and theconnection between the panel I2 and the panel I5 is interrupted from theupper edge thereof to a point spaced downwardly from the upper edge bymeans of interengaging fastening means I'I. A back panel I8 having anon-elastic characteristic is disposed at the back central portion ofthe garment, and the back panel I8 has secured to the longitudinal edgesthereof panels I9 and 20 which have a horizontal elastic characteristic,and the elastic panels I9 and 20 are secured by zigzag stitching 2I tothe panels I5 and I6.

The rear panel I8 is shorter in .length than. the rear elastic panels I9`and 2B, and an elastic panel 22 is secured to the upper edge of thenon-elastic panel I8 and is secured along the vertical edges thereof tothe elastic panelsIS and 2E. l

The front elastic panels I2 and I3 have secured thereto pairs ofoutwardly divergent reinforcing elastic tapes or bands 23 which areysecured to the panels I2 and I3 by zigzag stitching 24. An intermediatereinforcing tape or band 25 extends between the divergent tapes or bands23, and the convergent ends of the tapes 23 are secured to the outeredge of the front central panel Ill. The outer divergent ends of thetapes. 23` are secured to the non-elastic side panels I5 and I6.

Pairs of oppositely disposed outwardly divergent reinforcing tapes orbands 26 are secured at their inner convergent ends to the centralnonelastic panel I8, and the outer divergent ends of the tapes or bands26 are secured to the side nonelastic panels I5 and I6, An intermediatereinforcing tape or band 21 is secured to the elastic panels I9 and 20between the members of each pair of divergent tapes or strips 26.

The pairs of obliquely disposed or outwardly divergent reinforcing tapesprovides a means for placing additional resistance at predeterminedpoints in the elastic panels so as to further assist in producing aconfining action to the wearer.

As herein disclosed the front and rear central panels are formed ofrigid or non-elastic material, but it will be understood that, ifdesired, the garment may be formed of a non-elastic front panel and aback panel having a vertical stretch. It will also |be understood thatthe elastic panels disposed at the front and back of the garment shownin Figures 1 and 2 which are formed of material having a horizontalstretch may be formed of material having a two-way stretch.

What is claimed is:

1. A girdle or body confining and controlling garment or the like,comprising a garment for encompassing the lower portion of the body of awearer, said garment having front, rear, and side panels of non-elasticmaterial, and panels of elastic material positioned between each side,panel and the front panel and the rear panel and of said elasticpanels, and strips of ,elastic se,-Y

cured to adjacent edges of said front panel and side panels, and saidrear panel and said sideV panels, extending across the interveningelastic panel and diverging from a point adjacent the center of saidfront panel and the center of said rear panel toward points adjacent theextremities of said side panels.

3. A girdle or body confining and controlling garment or the like,comprising a garment for encompassing the lower portion of the body ofthe wearer, said garment having front, rear and side panels, andadditional panels having a different elastic characteristic positlonedbetween each side panel and the front panel and each side panel and therear panel and having means whereby on the flexing of said garment saidelastic panels have a greater amount of elastic resistance in thatportion of the garment which encompasses the hips and upper thighs ofthe wearer whereby the garment will exert a confining and fashioningrestraint on the lower abdomen and hips of the wearer, said meanscomprising strips of elastic fastened at one end to the front panel andat their outer ends to the adja- 4 cent side panel and extending acrossthe intervening additional panels, said strips being disposed obliquelyrelative to said front panel and said side panels, and converging fromsaid side panels toward said front panel.

4. A girdle or body confining and controlling garment or the like,comprising a garment for encompassing the lower portion of the body ofthe wearer, said garment having front, rear and side panels, andadditional panels having a diferent elastic characteristic positionedbetween each side panel and the front panel and each side panel and therear panel and having means whereby on the flexing of said garment saidelastic panels have a greater amount of elastic resistance in thatportion of the garment which encompasses ,the hips and upper thighs ofthe wearer whereby the garment will exert a confining and fashioningrestraint on the lower abdomen and hips of the wearer, said meanscomprising strips of elastic fastened at one end to the rear panel andat their other ends to the adjacent side panel and extending across theintervening additional panels, said strips being disposed obliquelyrelative to said rear panel, and said side panels, and converging fromsaid side panels toward said rear panel.

MARIO LAGUZZI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,128,568 Wipperman Aug. 30, 19382,137,182 Robbins Nov. 15, 1938 2,283,091 Robbins M-ay 12, 19422,338,193 McMichael Jan. 4, A194:4

